Published Works
Supporting Students with Significant Disabilities in School Libraries: A Vision for Radical Inclusion (Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, Upcoming)
Hope Wins Educator and Librarian Guide (Penguin Random House)
‘Hope Wins’ Community Book Club (Penguin Random House Common Reads)
Presentations
American Library Association Annual Conference 2025- “Adapting Library Services for Patrons with Significant Disabilities”
The North Texas Teen Book Festival ED Day 2025- “One School, One Book: Big Reads for Community Building”
Reynolds School District 2025- District wide professional development for librarians on inclusive library programs.
SCBWI San Francisco North and East Bay Chapter 2024- “Adapting Your Book to Be Accessible to All Readers”
American Library Association Annual Conference 2024- “Inclusive Libraries for Students with Special Needs and Adapted Book Library Collections” with author, Brenda Maier
Texas Library Association Annual Conference 2024- “Creating Inclusive Libraries and Adapted Books” with author, Brenda Maier
Texas Library Association Annual Conference 2023- “Adapted Book Collections: Creating Inclusive and Accessible Libraries” with Special Education Team Leader, Zoya Twal
Awards, Recognitions and Professional Organizations
Plano ISD District Elementary Teacher of the Year (2022)
Steering Committee Member, North Texas Teen Book Festival (2024-Present)
State of Texas Resolution Recipient- Texas HR1251 (2023)
Marilyn Brooks Excellence in Teaching Award (2022)
Sam Houston State University Library Science Alumni Ambassadors (2021-present)
Moderator and Interviewer, North Texas Teen Book Festival (2018, 2019, 2022-2024)
Moderator, Children’s Round Table Author Panel, TLA Annual Conference (2024)
Texas Library Association Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee (2022-2024)
Sam Houston State University Library Science Advisory Council (2022)
Plano ISD Grants for Educators Recipient (2021, 2022)
Texans for the Right to Read Committee Member (2022)
District Teacher Leadership Council for Plano ISD (2022-2023)
Campus Teacher of the Year (Skaggs Elementary, Plano ISD, 2021-2022)
Plano ISD Library Mentor (2022-2023)
Plano ISD Librarian Leadership Team (2021-2022)
National PTA Lifetime Membership Award (2021)
Professional Work
Libraries For All, LLC- Founder and Principal Consultant
Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited- Author
Plano ISD Education Foundation- Programs and Events Coordinator
Plano Independent School District- Elementary School Campus Librarian
Coppell Independent School District- Middle School Language and Literacy Teacher
Education
Master of Library Science- Sam Houston State University (2018)
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies- Texas A&M University (2014)